Front support for gas heaters



Dec- 8, 1925- 1.564.579

H. KIELBERG FRONT SUPPORT FOR GAS HEATERS Filed April 16. 1924 JIWE/VTORW I flrraR/v Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

UNITED S'lA'lES cassava FRONT SUPPORT Application filed April 16, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY KIELBERG, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Martins Ferry, county of Belmont, and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fronttiupports for Gas Heaters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates broadly to gas heaters, and more specifically tofront supports for such heaters.

The primary object of the invention is to provide, in a gas heater,front supporting posts of pedestal type having simple and comparativelyinexpensive members or wings whereby they are connected to the heaterbody.

A further object is to provide, in association with the body of a gasheater, a novel and pleasingly ornamental form of wing whereby said bodyis connected to a sup- .iorting post or pedestal located laterally andforwardly with respect to said body.

In describing the invention in detail, reference is herein had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a gasheater embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same;

Figure 3 is a sectional elevation taken substantially on line 33, Fig.1;

Figure 4 is a section on line 4%, Fig. 3.

Referring to said drawings, 1 indicates generally the body of a gasheater of the open front radiant type, which may have one or more rearsupporting legs, as 2.

Located at any appropriate distance for ivardly of the general plane ofthe front of the heater body, and also laterally of the plane of each ofthe ends of said body, is an upright supporting pedestal or post 3adapted to serve as a support of andiron type for the front of saidheater body; that to say, the posts 3 are designed to complement therear legs or leg 2 in supporting the heater body and, in their forwardlyand laterally disposed positions, to greatly enhance the appearance ofthe heater. Each of the posts 3, which are of materially less heightthan the heater body, comprises a body, herein shown as of cylindricalform, raving a pair of rearwardly directed verti- OHIO, ASSIGNOR TOEIHEELING STEEL COR- OF WHEELING, WEST VIBGIIIIA, A CORPORATION OFDELAEVARE.

FOR GAS HEATER-S.

Serial No. 708,974.

cal flanges l. Attached to said flanges, as by means of bolts 5, is thefront edge of a wing like member 6 which has its opposite, or rear, edgeattached, as by means of bolts 7, to the adjacent front corner portionof the heater body 1.

The wing 6, which is formed of a single sheet metal blank, is disposedvertically and is preferably of arcuately curved form in horizontalsection, presenting its concave face forward, as shown. lhe top andbottom edges of said wing are bent over into head or roll form, as shownat 8 and 9, for the dual purpose of stiffening or reinforcing and ofornamenting said wing. Furthermore, while the rearinost edge of eachwing has a length approximating that of the heater body 1, the foremostedge is of greatly reduced length, being herein shown as having a lengthapproximating one half that of said rearmost edge.

For the purpose of affording additional strength and rigidity, when suchis required a suitable brace 10 may be interposed between each of theposts 3 and the adjacent end of the heater body, said brace beinglocated rearward of the adjacent wing 6 and being concealed by thelatter when the heater is viewed from in front. It will be understood,however, that the brace may not be essential, especially in connectionwith heaters of small size or light weight.

What is claimed is In a radiant gas heater, the combination with aheater body, of supporting pedestals located forwardly and laterally ofand at a substantial distance from the front corners 'of said body, saidpedestals having vertical rearwardly-directed flanges, and verticallydisposed sheet metal wings interposed between said pedestals and saidbody, each wing being bolted at one end to said flange and atits otherend to the adjacent corner portion of said body. said wing havingstiffening rolls formed thereon. and braces connecting said pedestals tothe body and lo cated rearwardly of and concealed by said wings, saidbraces relieving said wings from strain. 7'

In testimony whereof, I alfix my signature.

HENRY KIELBERG.

